Mike Schultz

“Once I started feeling better and healthier and learned to walk on my first prosthetic leg, I realised I'm not going to be satisfied with just walking around.”

“After snowboarding a fair bit in 2011 and 2012 to test equipment, I got pretty good at it, and some friends at Adaptive Action Sports talked me into competing at the exhibition event at the Winter X Games in the adaptive boardercross. I was able to step up my game pretty quick and compete. I took last place, but knew I could improve.”

“The thing that really stands out is that my parents taught me right from the start, if you want something in life, you need to work for it.”

“I travel a lot. I didn't want to be stuck sitting in my office managing the business.”

“It's an amazing feeling when I have a customer who tries a leg on and is able to go snowboarding for the first time.”

“I'm a huge patriot, and what holds a lot of value for me is to be part of Team U.S.A.”

“The crazy part, with all of the surgeries I had, I retained water from the IV fluids, and I gained 60 pounds. I was 247 pounds at my maximum. I couldn't even touch my face because my joints were swollen. I was so big, it was ridiculous - just insane.”

“I'm helping people do things they haven't done since they had two good legs, and that's worth it right there.”

“I remember my dad telling me that if I wanted to start racing motocross, I had to get a job and pay for it myself. So I did. As soon as I was able to drive myself to work, I got into racing motocross at age 15.”

“To me, there's two symbols for Team U.S.A.: the national anthem and the American flag.”

“The Moto Knee shows people what's possible. It's about guys getting back in action in a sport they love.”

“It's kind of crazy how one thing can lead to another if you keep your eyes open to it.”

“For my equipment, we're not about running. We're about wheels, action sports, and that type of thing. So we want range of motion and shock absorption. The foot itself has 28 degrees of ankle motion as you press into it or you put weight into it. A typical running or walking foot has kind of around 10 to 12, at max, flex at the toe.”